Telegram-herald., 1887-04-01
CHICAG0 DaOOLERS
Twenty Three More Of Them
Indicted Yesterday.
ElsilIIS lSSUE9 E0a IaElR laaIsT
Sherias Securing the CT n Search
~ ihs Rascals -Ths Pant
ans Putty Job Being
Investigated

Cageuo March 81 Shortly after 2
oe'osk shis a.tefna9R ths speeial orand
Jary entered Tire Criulnsi Conri and handed
Jajee A8thoay tssnty-thres ia5icimsnis
sgatasg p-Fsoas charged ~ita ro85lng Cook
county Bench warrants have been issued
fss ft- arrest cf the indicted parties. and
cepsiy sbsrfs are nov securing the city
for then.
Qae a number of witnesses we're iu at
te8lanes on the jury today. The hfsi 10
arrive vas Aasus. Jaas-, the bsker lie
Sas called 10 Tell the jury now he nianssei 10
secure The contract Tor supplying bread
% the county institution. Unzt kind OF
bread be furnished snal price be charged
Who were partners with him ia lhe psoats
l4e Teaped from tEst part ~ his trade aud
al such particulars winch he 1Oaid greatly
have preferred % have kept secret from
every BODY.
Dr. Murphy, formerly member OF the
Medical Board al the County Hospital. was
before the jury again today for lie third
tiale aad vas more closely examined han
before a. 10 what he knew Of tle business
II tie Chicago Pharmaceutical Company
with ihe county while bis brother Vas one
ot the principal stockholders Ia l. and az
The same time cru ggist IN the County Hos
pital.
Another witness examined this forenoon
vas Mr selz. of the firm Of SELF Sshwsb &
Co, which supplied the county institutions
with boots and shoes. lie was pat through
. similar course OF sprouts as the other
county contractors ia regard 10 the manner
of obtaining the contract, the price. charged
tne county as compared with those charged
other customers for lie same class goods,
the pay ment OF commissions. etc.
Mr.. Hill, OF the wholesale dry-gOods
house Of Storm & Hill, was put through a
similar course of examination. lie was
also askei 10 explain why he had DO; ap-
pearea before the committee OF the county
when they sent for him 70 enlizhten them
IS 70 why he should charge the countY
more Tor certain lines Of wooden fabrics
than the same goods were quoted IN the
general market reports.
tx Clerk Tom Bailey, Of the County
Board, has IL might almost be imagined.
become a member OF the jury - close Is his
attendance on that body. lie is ihere daily
and In fact aii tie time and today was no
exception 10 the general rule ia this respect.
Ton" was there again. lie was among
the hrst arrivals, ana up 10 l clock there
was no signs Of his departure. Probably
MS presence may be explained by the
inves ieatiOn which the jury is giving the
paint anj putty job. which was pu' through
while he was reading clerk of the board and
which the JGry have been inqaiTing into
moro or less infinitely for a number of days
This Job is generally regarded as one Of the
biggest steals which went through the
bOard. IL was SET agOing about this tFnic
last wear. when tine fall OF big stones from
The County Building was OF daily occur
renee. The contrac, fO- the work was Sc
cured by Mr.. Holland. Mike McDonald's
iook-keeper at 50 cents per square foot. X
h.ing asserted that the work would cost
s'out 50 000. anu on the strength Of that
-gtion. IT least one County Commissioners
saA he voted for H. The work went on. aud
hil's came in from tiue to time. They were
%. k'd, not by Mr. Hansen, the REGULAR
architsct of the board. whom the board re-
fused % pay per cent. of the contrac;
pice f1F d0i0g that heavy work but bv Mr..
Carpenter whom it turned Ou. was also an
emplove Of Mike Mcdonald. When the
$4,000 limit had been reached. there was no
let up 10 the bills. The Still kept on com
inc IN and they went through the board
rushing until warrants were issued FOR over
So 90. and of these over $1,000 were a.
tualy cashed. Then the work was about
finished and the hnal bills were put in.
showing the aggregate cos. To De
sbou, slS1000. AIchiieci Hansen
then came 70 the front again. He disputed
tie measurement OF the contrsc ors' archi
ffc-. aud various means were res 3ried 10 Ot
htvi the difference patched up soms wav.
Co uuissioner Wien Introduced resolution
that Arehi'ecf Boyingion bc employed %
measure the building out definite action
wss never taken on i and the diihcaty
siiil remains unsettled. Il Is questionable
il % ever wii. be settled Much depends upon
hati several Oi the parties Interested IN the
cuntrac' before them. Architect CARPENTER
Us neen there - has Archiiecf Hansen
and Professor LIn b 'rs. the inventor 81 the
Coos D,isifi0n and wnat the result wll be
is easier imagined Than stated.